Tag: habits
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Hunt for the magic planner
I’ve spent hours searching for the perfect agenda for me, just a planner that didn’t force me to schedule my day in a particular way, or shout out inspirational quotes, or assault me with stickers. I finally settled on one, only to find it didn’t magically organize my life for me. Such a waste of…
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It feels like I have nothing to do today
I have learned so much trivia as I scrolled social media. And it has been so easy to do it because I have nothing to do. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of goals that I want to achieve, but I haven’t actually created any plans for how I would achieve them.…
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Not coming in like a wrecking ball
For some reason, I thought that I needed to come in like a wrecking ball. I looked at all of the bad habits I had and decided it was time to demolish them and replace them immediately with the good. The problem is that I may have wrecked myself in that process. Trying to be…
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That wasn’t so hard
Today, I got home and spent relatively little time scrolling on YouTube. I was on a mission. I had seen a mouse and wanted to make sure I never saw one again. In the midst of all of my cleaning and rodent problem solving, I saw the bag of old clothes and fabrics that had…
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Normalize discomfort
I have been reading Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly. I am approaching the end of the book. As she gives advice to leaders to shift from cultures of shame to [brave cultures] she makes this suggestion: “When it comes to giving and receiving feedback, the stuff is just uncomfortable. Accept it for what it is.”…
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Excellence is an acquired taste
I stayed in bed an extra three hours. I wasn’t exhausted. I was not falling in out of sleep between two alarms. No. I just didn’t feel like moving, so I didn’t. I have been one of those people, guilty of waiting for motivation to strike. It never does. Or when it does it is…
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The three most important books to me
There are three books you need to check to get an idea of how my life is going. Even just a cursory glance will do. You can easily tell how successful I am based on how full each of those books are. If my journal is empty and has gone untouched for several days, that…
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The wrong altar
I have come to this altar far too many times. I have made so many sacrifices here over the years. Before it, I placed opportunities and dreams, giving it all up hoping to receive that feeling in return. I gave it all for comfort. But this is the wrong place; I had been ill-advised and…
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Rooting for you
I felt great the other day. I cooked a fresh vegetable filled dinner, worked out, and overall had a productive day. I was glad to be getting back into the swing things, back in to myself. It was clear that I was on the path to build the good habits I’ve been hoping for. And…
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A lumpy blanket of comfort
You should be doing better but you’re not. You know all the things that you need to do. You have a list of changes to make, people to see, work to begin. You want to see results. You want things to change. But none of it has happened because you are too comfortable as you…
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